When do you use git rebase instead of git merge?
When is it recommended to use git rebase vs. git merge? Do I still need to merge after a successful rebase? Answer: Short Version Merge takes all the changes in…
How to use MySQL to search in PHP serialized fields
Well, first rule – you should not do this. But if there is good reason, consider using such query for searching in index-based arrays: In case you have assoc array…
MySQL: Select records from today, this week and this month
Assuming your date column is an actual MySQL date column: SELECT * FROM jokes WHERE date > DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY) ORDER BY score DESC; SELECT * FROM jokes WHERE…
Verify Item Purchases with the Envato API
This article focuses on how to simply and efficiently converse with Envato’s API in order to verify the authors’ customers’ purchase codes in the author’s own applications. I talk through…
Magento upgrading with Git
It's rather easy but you have to ensure that your site is based on some master repo that can be merged down the stream with earlier versions (repo that has…
PayPal Offerings Worldwide
Use PayPal to send and receive money worldwide. With over 230 million accounts worldwide and growing, we help you securely, easily and quickly pay and get paid locally and across…
CakePHP How to change the X-Mailer
Basically, on your CakeEmail object: If set manually Cake will not add his default value 'CakePHP Email'. Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18032036
Verify hex color string
Verify hex color string This PHP script checks if a string $color is a hex color or not. The second IF statement will add the pound symbol at the beginning…
How to pause wget downloads in terminal
use wget with the -c option so - wget http://file To pause the download press Ctrl+C To resume the download - wget -c http://file In the same directory of course.
Escaping a password using mysqldump console
You have to quote the password, like this: You must do this if the password has any of the following characters: * ? [ < > & ; ! |…